VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

F62.0Enduring personality change after catastrophic experience

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

May be used as the primary diagnosis

Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.

Specificity

Complete code in the classification

Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.

Chapter V
Mental and behavioural disorders
Group F60-F69
Disorders of adult personality and behaviour
Official Vietnamese name
Thay đổi nhân cách kéo dài sau một sự kiện thảm khốc
Additional WHO coding guidance
Enduring personality change, present for at least two years, following exposure to catastrophic stress. The stress must be so extreme that it is not necessary to consider personal vulnerability in order to explain its profound effect on the personality. The disorder is characterized by a hostile or distrustful attitude toward the world, social withdrawal, feelings of emptiness or hopelessness, a chronic feeling of "being on edge" as if constantly threatened, and estrangement. Post- traumatic stress disorder (F43.1) may precede this type of personality change. Personality change after: concentration camp experiences disasters prolonged: captivity with an

Related F62 codes

F62 Enduring personality changes, not attributable to brain damage and disease F62.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Enduring personality change after psychiatric illness F62.8 Primary diagnosis candidate Other enduring personality changes F62.9 Primary diagnosis candidate Enduring personality change, unspecified

Clinical record checklist

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  • Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
  • Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
  • Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
  • Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.

2026 regulatory basis

Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.